Description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains a credential exposure vulnerability in message.action forwarding that allows model-controlled metadata to forward action payloads with Gateway credentials to attacker-supplied loopback URLs. Remote attackers can intercept Gateway tokens and action payloads by providing malicious loopback targets through model-controlled action metadata.
Problem types
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Product status
Any version before 2026.5.2
2026.5.2 (semver)
Credits
Anshuman Bhartiya (@anshumanbh)
References
github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-grc3-2j34-p6gm (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-grc3-2j34-p6gm))
www.vulncheck.com/...pback-urls-in-message-action-forwarding (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.2 - Credential Exposure via Model-Supplied Loopback URLs in message.action Forwarding)